Combined comb case and cleaning device.



H. OLSON.

COMBINED 00MB CASE AND CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1910.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HALVOR OLSON, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

COMBINED .COMB CASE AND CLEANING DEVICE.

Patented Apr. 1, 1911.

.2: Application filed September 6, 1910. Serial No. 580,656.

- vT all: whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HALvon OLsoN, a citie Zen of the United States,residing at Duluth, inthe county of St. Louis and State of Min- 5nesota,have invented certain new and usei ful Improvements in Combined CombCases and Cleaning Devices; and 1 do hereby declare the following tobear full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same. l.;. .l\:ly invention has for its object to pro- V i'de"'animproved comb case and cleaning "'d'evice, and to the above ends theinvention consists of the novel devices and combinations of deviceshereinafter described and defined in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing the improveddevice in side elevation, with some parts broken away; Fig. 2 is a viewcorresponding to Fig. 1

- with the exception that the comb is shown in a difl'erent position;Fig. 3 is a left end elevation of the-device as shown in Fig. 1

on a larger scale; Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section taken on theline 00 a? of Fig. 2 on a larger scale; and Fig 5 is a detail view insection taken on the line :0 m of Fig. 1.

The numeral 1 indicates the comb case which, as shown, is preferablybent from a single sheet of spring metal to form the top, back; bottomand cover 2 thereof, the ends of the case 1 being left open. At its freeedge, the

top of thecaselisbentlaterally downward to form 'aflock flange 3 whichextends the full length of the case 1. The cover 2 is formed integralwith the bottom of the case 1 and tends to yieldingly stand in an openposi- 40 tion, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. The free upperedge of the cover :2, when the cover is closed, projects slightly above1 the lower edge of the stop flange 3, and by pressing the cover 2 andthe back of the case 1 toward each other, the upper edge of the cover 2may be sprung back of the stop flange 3, thus serving as a frictionallock to hold the cover 2 in its closed position. To open the cover 2, itis only necessary to pull on the case 1 and cover 2 in op-,.positedirections. To make the cover Qmore flexible, the same ispressed outward near its top edge to form a comparatively wide andhorizontally extended rib 4 which extends the full length of the cover2. This rib -L also affords convenient means by WlllCh the case may bemore easily held when the comb is being used. Just below the rib t andextending parallel therewith, the cover 2 is pressed inward to form acomparativel narrow friction rib 5, the purpose of which will presentlyappear.

Mounted within'the case 1 is an ordinary comb 6 with the exceptionthat,its back is extended beyond the teeth thereof, at both ends, toform a pairoffinger-pieces 7. The fingerpieces 7, when the comb 6 ismounted within the case 1, extend through and beyond the open ends ofthe case 1 and are cut on their under surfaces to form finger-nail files8. For cooperation with these finger-pieces 7, the bottom and adjacentback portion of the case 1 and cover 2 are extended beyond the open endsof the'case 1 to afford a pair of approximately U-shaped finger-pieces.9, the upper edges of which are inwardly and upwardly beveled to formsharp edges which may be used for the purpose of cleaning thelinger-nails.

Along the bottom of the case 1 is cut a multiplicity of alined holes oropenings 10 through which the teeth of the comb 6 work. These openings10 closely fit around the teeth of the comb 3 and the edges thereof actas scrapers on the teeth of the comb 6.-

By reference to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the width of the case 1 issuch that the teeth of the comb 6 cannot be entirely Withdrawn throughthe openings 10 when the cover 2 is in its closed position, therebypreventing cndwise removal of the comb (i from the case 1, and they alsoinsure the teeth being in their proper position when it is desired tomove the comb into an operative position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:. InFig. 1 of the drawings, the teeth of the comb 6 are shown as projectingslightly through the bottom of the case 1, but in actual practice, thepoints of the teeth will be flush therewith. The comb 6 is held inposition, when entirely within the case, by means of the friction rib 5on the cover 2 which yieldingly bears against the side of the comb 6, asbest shown in Fig. 3. Vhen the comb 6 is in position for use, as shownin Figs. 2 and 4, the friction rib 5 extends along and above the back ofthe comb and yieldin ly holds the comb 6 with its teeth extende inposition for use.

The above described device, while extremely simple and of small cost isefficient for the purpose had in view. As is evident,

the comb 6 may be very easily and quickly removed from the case 1 forthe purpose of cleansing the comb 6 and case 1. It is also evident that,after the comb 6 has been-used and'as the same is being returned withinthe case 1, bymeans of the finger-pieces 7 and 9, the teethof the comb 6are thoroughlyscraped by the adjacent-edges of the openings 10 in thecase 1', thereby removing any dirt Which may have accumulated thereon.

What I claim is:

1. The. combination with a comb, the ends of which terminat in fingerpieces, of an open end case surronnding said comb and through the openends of which the finger pieces of said comb project, said casingbeingprovided withaseries of openings in which the teeth of said combare. seated,-and finger pieces projecting from the ends of said case forcooperation With the finger pieces of said comb, substantially asdescribed.

. '2. The combination with a comb, of a ,case' 'forsaid comb havingdetachably engageable edges for permitting said case to be sprung openfor the insertion or removal of the comb, said case being provided witha series of openings in Whichthe teeth of said comb are seated forendwise movement into and out of said case, and means for yieldingly'holding, said comb ineither of its two extreme positions, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with acomb, the ends open for the insertion orremoval of the comb, said case being providedvvith a series of openingsin which the teeth of the comb are seated for" endwise movement into andout of said case, a friction rib pressed from said case for yieldinglyholding said comb in either of its two extreme positions, and fingerpieces projecting from the ends of said case for cooperation with thefinger pieces of said comb, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature HARRY D. KILGORE, FRANK D.MERCHANT.

